The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-26

Tns Russians arc forming cantonmensa
It Latelle Kargnssolt near SarHkil, south
Of Shiginhan. Tho railway from Chardhu
to Bokhars 10 nearly completed.
RICHARD SEAMAN ScOrT, who absconded
with $4,000 that belonged to the HaDhat
tan Bank, Of which he had been an en-
ploye in 1855, has made confession before
Consul General Waller ct London The
confession implicated lawyer named John
| r, Dunn, who got the money, and he wa
arrested at New York on the 18th.
Two dynamite cartridges were exploded
on the West Clare railway bridge at Ennis
ireland, ON the 10Th. No serious damage
was done Two other cartridges were found
on the bridge. which had failed to explode
The town hall ct Crusheen, County Glare,
was fired the same day, but no damage wal
done.
A HURRICANE in the vicinity of Bordeaux,
France, recently destroyed an enormous
amount OF property. Tho storm caused the
collision at Arcachon of two excursion
trains and several cars were wrecked and
seventeen persons We're injured.
MEIER GOLDsCHNIDT, the Danish poet,
novelist and journalist, Ii dead, aged sixty
eight
The Rrussian Buntesrath has authorized
the raising Of loan of 100000 marks to
allow the Government to work the alcohol
monopoly.
The German Government has permitted
the reOpening Of tho Franciscan convent ct
Neustadt, Silesia.
The Canadian Pacific has taken steps in
the valley Of the Red river, in Manitoba, to
shut out the proposed Red River Valley
road. A conflict between the forces Of the
two lines is feared.
A DISPATCH from Zanzibar has been re-
ccived at the French Foreign Once which
says that Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer,
has been massacred BY natives after hav-
ing been deserted by his escort. The dis
patch was dlscredited in London.
Ar the Limerick (Ireland) sessions on
tho 18th three persons were sentenced un'
der the Crimes act, two Of them to six
months imprisonment and one to four
months. for resisting the sheriff.
The Journal de 81. Petersburg says the Rus
sian Embassy at Constsntinoplo has handed
to the Porte . protest against Ferdinand's
occupancy OF the Bulgarian throne. 1t de-
clares that he has been guilty Of an auda-
cious attempt against the rights OF the
powers.
The French Consuls in Bulgaria have
been instructed to discontinue business re-
latioRs with the Government
THE Boersen Zeitung, Of Berlin, contradicts
the recent report that the Krupp firm
would be converted into joint stock COM
pany.
In Catania, Italy, on the nth i've new
cases Of cholera and twenty-six deaths were
reported, and in Palermo fourteen new
cases and ten deaths
CHARLES PAGE, who swindled the Jacques
Cartier Bank, Of Montreal, out Of SIS, OOO,
has been arrested ut Versailles, Quebec,
about eighteen miles from the border line.
All the money was found in his possess
sion.
W. E. ELLIOTT 4 Co., dealers in lubricat-
ing oils. Montreal, Can, have assigned,
with CSC, GOO liabilities.
The British Cabinet has decided to hold
an autumn session of Parliament.
In the village of Mirebeausur- Beze, In the
Department Of Cote dor, France, o riot
occurred the other day over the introduce
tion Of Italian workmen, the villagers re-
senting this and attacking the men, killing
one and wouuding five others.
FEARS were expressed IN Ounalaska con-
corning the safely Of the revenue cutter
Bear The Bear was one Of the Greedy re-
lief ships.
A RIOT occurred the other day at Ken
mare, ireland, and tho mob attacked and
stoned the barracks where the police were
quartered. The police charged withdrawn
swords upon the rioters, injuring many Of
them and arresting number.
TAINUR SHAH and two officers ut Herat
have been executed by the Ameer Of AT
ghanistan for treason.
The Inman steamship City Of Montreal,
from New York for Liverpool, was de-
stroyed by fire at sea recently. A boat
containing thirteen OF the passengers and
crew was reported missing. The rest, num-
bering about 400, were rescued shortly after
taking to the boats by the steamship York
City, arriving safely at Queenstown. The
fre originated in the cotton stored in the
hold.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended August II numbered for
the United States, 1856; Canada, 20
The Bank of London, Ont, has suspended.
The capital was $l,C0O,OOO Assets were
ample.
The total eclipse of the sun was observed
at Berlin on the 10Th.
The British Government has proclaimed
the Irish National League under the Crimes
act
The race between the Galatca and the
near Halifax, N. s., on the 10Th
ended in the Galatea being the winner on
account of her allowance, although the
Dauntless led her at the close about 100
yards.
THE LATEST.
CLEAnINS house returns for week ended
August - showed an average decrease of
92 compared with the corresponding week
OF last year. In New York the decrease
was 176
Business on the London Exchange during
the week ended August 20 was quiet Rates
for money were stiff. Prices on the Paris
Bourse were improved. Ina Berlin the
bourse was unchanged, at Frankfort frm.
SHERIDAN, one Of the witnesses for the
State in the Chicago Doodle prosecution, Is
missing. and it is alleged that he
has been paid $1,000 to disappear. Nc
Schneider, one Of the convicted boOdlers,
has made an assignment.
THE strawboard manufacturers IN conven-